British Telecommunications Plc has acquired the balance of the shares in Telemap Group Ltd, operator of the Micronet on-line magazine read by about 20,000 personal computer users: Telecom had held 40% in the business since 1986, with East Midlands Allied Press Plc, also 40%, and Bell Canada Enterprises Inc, 20%, holding the balance; the business will now be consolidated into British Telecom’s Managed Network Services Division, and become part of the company’s value-added data services; the amount – to be paid in cash – is significantly less that 1% of net assets.
